This stylish and high quality vodka set of 6 glasses and paddle are great for everyday use or for social gatherings. They have so many great uses and with so many big holidays around the corner, they make the perfect gift. So if you are struggling for ideas and you know someone who enjoys a good drink or would find them useful in any of the other uses listed below.

1. The glasses can be also used for presenting small desserts. For example: Mini Strawberry Shortcake Shooter, Peanut Butter and Chocolate Pudding Parfaits, Toasted Marshmallow Mini Milkshakes, Mini Brownie Sundaes plus many more possibilities.

2. They are also great for putting flowers in and become almost like mini vases, so if you feel like a room is lacking colour, combining these glasses with a brightly coloured flower could add that touch of colour that the room is missing.

3. If you’re serving food that requires some dipping sauces then these fit the bill perfectly.

4. Great for serving snacks or hors d'oeuvre to your guests.

5. They can be great for using to make candles and improving the scent of your home.

6. Ideal for storing your herbs and spices.

7. If you’re feeling artistic decorate the glasses yourself and use them as shelf fillers.

8. Another great way to use vodka glasses is by using them to tidy up your office. Use the vodka glasses to hold paperclips, coins or pins

9. Another great use of these glasses are to use them to serve a palate cleanser between meals. These vodka glasses allow for the perfect amount between dishes and look good when served.

10. Soup shots are a great way to make use of vodka glasses. Serve french classics or on a hot summers day serve a crisp, chilled cucumber soup to your guests.

So even if you’re not a big vodka drinker these glasses have endless possibilities and would undoubtedly make the perfect gift for friends, family and even yourself

So it’s now the start of February – probably the most depressing month of the year (January) is now over, New Year and Christmas is forgotten and let’s face it – unless you have a birthday or anniversary in January, there’s nothing much to celebrate at all. The weathers not much better and work is extremely busy with the New Year and new plans coming into play and we’ve all pretty much broken our New Year’s Resolution already. So what have we got to look forward to? I guess in February there’s Valentine’s Day, then we reach spring, so the year is going to start picking up now we all have January out the way.

If the start of your year has been a bad one, Beautiful Homes Direct are going to give you some ‘life hacks’ to make the rest of your year better than the stereotypical horror of a busy January – so where do we start?

1. Meditation and RelaxationAfter a wet, rainy, generally miserable January it is time to relax, take a step back! We’ve just had Christmas off and already are exhausted from jumping into things too quickly. Scientific studies show that meditation helps improve your mood, reduces stress, lessens anxiety and increases your brains grey matter – which in effect improves your decision making and self-control. Once you get thehang of it, meditation is easy to do and by taking 10 minuets‘you time’ at the start and end of each day, you’ll see life ina whole new light.

2. Pick up a hobbyHaving a hobby is actually good for you! And you can choose what you do! Whether you want to get in a boxing ring, do a bit of Zumba or having a nice read with a cup of tea and a bar of chocolate – do something which makes YOU happy! By picking up a hobby and doing something you enjoy helps you’re ability to focus, reduce stress levels and helps with brain power – try it out and do something for you! Take a break from the work email and relax with something that you love to do.

3. Be more gratefulBe thankful and appreciate every aspect of your life. The ‘keep smiling effect’. By smiling and showing gratitude in every aspect of your life, you can become 25% happier – think about that 25% happier by just being thankful through every situation! Not only will it help you be happier, studies show your social life improves and quality of sleep gets better too! Perfect combination: happiness + sleep.

4. Stop ProcrastinatingBy allowing your mind to not be on focus with tasks which needs doing and building these barriers increases stress levels. Yes, they might not be the most pleasurable of tasks but they sure get you down if you’re in agony when doing them – plus we all have them! Instead of putting a task off, do it there and then, by doing this you will feel a great sense of achievement and be happy you have completed the task at hand. Remember, you never avoid tasks, just putting them off doesn’t mean they are not there… It just means they’re in your life that whole lot longer.

5. Enjoy the little thingsAfter long days at work, or even stressful days sorting things out in the home – enjoy the little things which life has to offer you! Bungee jumping and Water Rafting are big dreams which can be accomplished – but when you’ve done them all…then what? Learning to enjoy life’s simple pleasures and show yourself the natural world around you. Have a candle lit bath, look at the starts, walk barefoot in the grass – little things which could really make you smile a little bit more.

6. Be kinder to yourselfWe all have a hard look on ourselves, whether it’s believing we are too fat, to skinny, feeling like we are never good enough, too unhealthy or working too hard. We all have ways to put ourselves down – understand your issues and respond to them – tell yourself you look good, tell yourself you’re useful and believe in yourself. It’s our own insecurities which bring us down the most – believe you can do something and you can! – Create a more positive outlook on life.

Whether it’s going to the moon, earning a million pounds or meeting the partner of your dreams, we all have big goals we want to succeed at – stressing out on these goals means you don’t get ‘me time’. Whether it’s writing a journal, travelling, volunteering, throwing a dinner party, having friends round for cocktails – little things can have a huge difference! Decorate your home – start a fresh! Now January is out the way, why not start something new – get some flowers to make your place look alive, put them in a nice vase instead of keeping them in paper – whatever you do appreciate all the little things in your life – it’ll change the rest of 2016 for the better,

How prepared are you this Easter? Do you have hundreds of thoughts flowing through your head at one time, ‘Is five Easter eggs enough?’, ‘What will be better chicken or lamb?’, ‘how am I going to entertain the children during their Easter holiday?!’ Don’t panic and take a deep breath as Beautiful Homes Direct is here to help by providing a few tips and ideas that will contribute towards your preparation.

Sweet treats

Let’s first start with the children, the main way to keep them distracted and active is to introduce them in the kitchen, let them help you make fun treats. Create treats that have an Easter theme to them and this will draw in their interest and add extra excitement in your household for this fun filled holiday.

Top Tip: For the adults enjoy the fudge with a glass of champagne this will go perfectly with the combination of sweetness and dry fizz will work extremely well.

Chicken or Lamb

Are you stuck for choice on what to make your family and friends this Easter Sunday, we have picked two recipes that will change your dining experience. Take a look at this beautiful Jamie Oliver recipe for a roast leg of lamb recipe, I have personally made this dish and you will not regret making it.

Top Tip: Soft, fruity red wines such as a young red Rioja or juicy Chilean pinot noir will partner this lamb brilliantly.

To present your succulent roast lamb or chicken at Beautiful Homes Direct we have a wide range of dinner and serving sets to meet your dining needs. Our porcelain LSA Dine 12 piece set will be perfect for you and your family accompanied with four dinner plates, starter/dessert plates and cereal bowls, you can’t go wrong as the set comes with plates that will be most needed.

To accompany the handmade elegant 12 piece set the LSA Dine vegetable dish will present your fresh greens magnificently with the vibrant colours standing out from the smooth white porcelain. You family members will not be able to resist tucking into your lovely presented vegetables.

Top Tip: Sauté you vegetables with herbs, infuse them with arrange of aromas such as olive oil, garlic and any choice of herbs (oregano, thyme, basil)

And of course we cannot forget about the LSA Dine oak baguette set 50cm, you family can gather round the fresh warm baguette resting on a natural oak board and dip pieces of bread into a selection of tasty dips, from velvety smooth hummus to sleek balsamic vinegar and oil.

Finally when the children are asleep open up a bottle of your favourite wine sit back and relax and enjoy on our LSA Paddle water/wine oak paddle, available with elegantly handmade stem less wine glasses on the natural oak board with indents that securely keep the hand blown glasses in place.

All items are available at Beautiful Homes Direct and if you order before 2pm we will despatch your order on next day delivery for free! You can’t go wrong and shop today.

Description:

The classic LSA Dine Mug 0.3L will look great on any breakfast table, whether your a morning person or not the LSA Dine Mug will enhance the taste of your morning coffee. Carefully designed proportions ensure that this set of porcelain mugs add effortless style to any occasion.